3 years ago today Sean Taylor had his life taken away. It's hard to believe its been 3 years since his death. Still remember it like it was yesterday and how heart broken the whole NFL community was. RIP Sean Taylor. You will forever be a hero in our books.

Originally Posted by JoeJoeBrown
The most important thing, however, is how strong their swagger factors are.
Newton
South of the Mason Dixon +10 swagger
Barely literate +5 swagger
Thief +15 swagger
Kicked off of a team of thugs +20 swagger
Big, average speed -3 swagger
Hasn't done jacksquat on the field +15 swagger
Total Swagger: 62ATL College Park Zone 3* +20 swagger Bonus pts

One of my favorite players I've ever had the privilege of watching on the football field. Every time he stepped foot on that field you always felt like something special could happen at anytime. I've always felt kinda badly that I felt worse about Sean's death than I have about the death of some relatives and others who I knew. Watching him definitely had an impact on me.

No. Sorry, but no. I know everyone loves him since he died, but he's not one of the best ever.

He was only a few years into his career and already was one of the, if not the, most feared person over the middle of the field. He had a great nose for the ball, and was a turnover machine. He was arguably one of the top 3 safeties in the game at the time of his death. The sky was the limit, and if he had not been murdered theres no question he would of went down as one of the best safeties to ever play the game.

It's unfortunate how soon his career (and life, of course) ended, but you can't just project him out as one of the best ever. He only played three and a half seasons, there is no way you can possibly put him into that group.

It's unfortunate how soon his career (and life, of course) ended, but you can't just project him out as one of the best ever. He only played three and a half seasons, there is no way you can possibly put him into that group.

Did you actually ever watch him play?

You don't need a huge sample (10+ seasons) to be able to determine how good a player is. Gale Sayers, Terrell Davis, in their short time in the league, I think it's safe to say they established themselves as two of the best players at their position.

Sean Taylor was special. And in his short time he was able to play established how special he would be.